MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive37.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A37
MotherboardMSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 14 '18 at 08:41
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
70.6% Very good
Memory 72.7
1-Core 90
2-Core 214
69% 126 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 587
59% 478 Pts
64-Core 953
59% 953 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Nvidia(10DE 11BF) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36.9% Below average
Lighting 47.8
Reflection 32.9
Parallax 39.9
39% 40.2 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 43.8
Splatting 38.3
33% 40.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE300000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
37.8% Below average
Read 486
Write 79
Mixed 85.7
46% 217 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 16.7
4K Mixed 3.7
46% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 21.3
DQ Write 16.2
DQ Mixed 2.8
6% 13.5 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
836GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 166
Mixed 150
122% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.34
109% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 CMV8GX4M1A2133C15 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
77.8% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 25.8
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 24.3
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 95.3
42% 95.3 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37) Builds (Compare 267 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A37)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $300
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